Disc.Science

How do they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world? Plus, how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mirrors in India.

How do they build the steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River? And, how did they create the defence system called 'the waterwall'.

The sunken town of Baiae remains frozen in time, lying on the seabed of the Bay of Naples. Now, marine archaeologists investigate its fascinating secrets.

Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts reconstruct the lost battlefield.

Find out how nail files, birch canoes, boat hardtops, and high voltage circuit breakers are made.

Ever wondered how everyday items are made? Find out how macarons, pine needle baskets, and micrometers are made.

Ever wondered how everyday items are made? More common items including endoscopes, megaphones and uranium go under the microscope.

Ever wondered how everyday items are made? More common items including hollow disk pumps and yachts go under the microscope.

How do the islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave world-famous Harris tweed? And, in Iceland, how do they prepare fermented shark.

How do they make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds? And, how do they deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.

How do they make the distinctive Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones? And, how do they make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a regular bike.

How do they make the world's most famous electric guitar, the Fender Stratocaster? And, how do they make Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar.

Using material salvaged from scrap yards, Adam and two colleagues design and build three motorised monsters of destruction, inspired by post-apocalyptic worlds.

Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword - Excalibur. Using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon.

Neutron stars are violent phenomena that defy the laws of physics. New discoveries reveal they have the power to destroy planets and even other stars.

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe.

Find out how wooden matches, tillage machines, telescopic gangways, and mabe pearls are made.

Find out how mosquito coils, solar-assist tricycles, palm oil, and fiberglass chopper guns are made.

Find out how wood toys, retro toasters, laboratory furnaces, and aerogels are made.

Find out how combination squares, farmed shrimp, ball valves, and string trimmers are made.

Josh Gates explores legendary places of protection, from Pablo Escobar's secret Colombian hideaway to a floating kingdom on Peru's Lake Titicaca.

Josh visits three sites where the journey is the destination in Bolivia, French Guiana and Turkey.

Josh investigates the mystery of the crystal skulls in Belize, Spain and Scotland.

Josh explores three iconic monuments in New York, Istanbul and Honolulu.

Frick. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and coal king Henry Clay Frick join forces to create the most power industrial empire during America's Gilded Age.

Montana rancher Clayton finds what might be a rare and valuable fossil on his family's property. In Wyoming, Mike and his son uncover a triceratops horn.